Ms Sapna James v. Union of India & Ors.

Delhi HC20 Mar 2026W.P.(C)/3547/2026

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Transfer order deferral; joining deferred till 01.11.2026 on ground of minor son's surgery dated 18.02.2026; Transfer Order No. 1840/2026-MED-DTE-DA3-MEDDGSNTS dated 30.01.2026; DG Staff Camp Hospital New Delhi to Composite Hospital Gandhinagar Gujarat; Signal/SELO No. I.IX-1/2025-Med-DA-3 dated 23.10.2025; Signal/SELO No. I.XII-1/2026-Med-DA-3 dated 06.01.2026; Order No. 02/2026-MED-DTE-DA3-MED-DG dated 27.02.2026 rejecting representation dated 05.02.2026; writ of certiorari; non-precedential peculiar facts order; W.P.(C) 3547/2026; CM APPL. 17159/2026; High Court of Delhi; Union of India; CRPF.

What did the court decide?

Direction to the respondents to defer the petitioner's joining at the place of posting till 01.11.2026; the quashing of the transfer order and allied orders sought in the prayers was not granted. ¶¶18

Ms Sapna James Vs Union of India & Ors. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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$~38

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 3547/2026 & CM APPL. 17159/2026

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MS SAPNA JAMES .....Petitioner

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Through: Mr. Ashish Verma, Mr. Saksham Thareja, Mr. Akhil Ranganathan S, Mr. Nikhil Thakur, Ms. Kriti, Advs

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versus

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UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Nishtha Chawla, SPC and Adv. Varun Pratap Singh, GP for R-1 Mr. Vinod Sawant Law Officer, INSP Athurv and Mr Ramniwas Yadav CRPF

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA

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O R D E R

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% 20.03.2026

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This petition has been filed with the following prayers: -

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“a. Issue a writ of Certiorari, or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, quashing the impugned Transfer Order dated 30.01.2026 bearing No. 1840/2026-MED-DTE-DA3-MEDDGSNTS, whereby the Petitioner has been transferred from DG Staff Camp Hospital, New Delhi to Composite Hospital, Gandhinagar, Gujarat; and

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b. Issue a writ of Certiorari, or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, quashing the Signal/SELO No. I.IX-1/2025-Med-DA-3 dated 23.10.2025 issued by Respondent No. 3; Signal/SELO No. I.XII-1/2026-Med-DA-3 dated 06.01.2026 issued by Respondent No. 3; and Order No. 02/2026-MED-DTE-DA3-MED-DG dated 27.02.2026 issued by Respondent No. 3 rejecting the Petitioner’s representation dated 05.02.2026;”

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 30/03/2026 at 16:13:47

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We have heard the counsel for the parties at length.

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We are of the view that the interest of justice, would be served more particularly when the minor son of the petitioner has undergone a surgical intervention on 18.02.2026 by directing the respondents to defer the joining of the petitioner at the place of posting till 01.11.2026.

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This order has been passed in the peculiar facts of this case and shall not be treated as a precedent.

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V. KAMESWAR RAO, J

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MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J

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MARCH 20, 2026/mt

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 30/03/2026 at 16:13:47

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